FTCE Exceptional Student
Education K-12
Competency 1 | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Prep
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, IDEA 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Through
IDEA, the federal government provides states with
funding for special education. The states must in
turn comply with numerous requirements that
pertains to children ranging from birth to age 21.
The rights and interests of parents and their children
with disabilities must be protected through
confidentiality with respect to children's educational
records, non discriminatory practices in the
assessments used to determine disability status, the
provision of information about parents' and
children's rights to the parents in the form of
procedural safeguards, and the opportunity for
parents to express dissatisfaction with their
children's educational experience through due
process hearings and other means.
Child Find Activities to identify and evaluate children who may
have disabilities. Students who may have a disability
must be evaluated, at no cost to parents, for their
eligibility for special education services. Parents
must be involved in the evaluation process. Either
parents or a school professional such as a teacher
may request an evaluation, but parental consent is
required before evaluation of an individual student
can take place.
Education K-12
Competency 1 | Study
Guide, Practice Questions
& Exam Prep
|Guaranteed success|
, IDEA 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Through
IDEA, the federal government provides states with
funding for special education. The states must in
turn comply with numerous requirements that
pertains to children ranging from birth to age 21.
The rights and interests of parents and their children
with disabilities must be protected through
confidentiality with respect to children's educational
records, non discriminatory practices in the
assessments used to determine disability status, the
provision of information about parents' and
children's rights to the parents in the form of
procedural safeguards, and the opportunity for
parents to express dissatisfaction with their
children's educational experience through due
process hearings and other means.
Child Find Activities to identify and evaluate children who may
have disabilities. Students who may have a disability
must be evaluated, at no cost to parents, for their
eligibility for special education services. Parents
must be involved in the evaluation process. Either
parents or a school professional such as a teacher
may request an evaluation, but parental consent is
required before evaluation of an individual student
can take place.
